Creative Minds Mingle: Robotics at the Junction of Art and Engineering

Meet your real-world avatar: Kiru the robot seems to have control over himself, but in fact he is at the mercy of Internet users around the world.

Credit: This work was commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Developed at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a grant from the National Science Foundation grant (Grant No. DUE 9980873).

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Visitors to the Whitney Art Museum didn't always know what to make of Kiru. Their various reactions, says Wortzel, were all part of the show.

Credit: This work was commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Developed at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a grant from the National Science Foundation grant (Grant No. DUE 9980873).

Not all Camouflage Town visitors were cautious about Kiru.
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Credit: This work was commissioned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Developed at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with a grant from the National Science Foundation grant (Grant No. DUE 9980873).

Kiru interrupts an unsuspecting museum patron.
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Kiru shares the Whitney Museum elevator.
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These kids are amazed that Kiru can "see" them. What they may not realize is that Kiru's words come from anonymous Internet users watching from afar.

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